Dr Alex Baratta
Senior Lecturer in Lang, Linguistics & Comm

- Blog, University of Manchester
- Research Gate
- RECLAIM - Accent and class identity
- BERA blog
- A link to my book with Bloomsbury: Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain
- A pdf sample from my first book, Visual Writing (2010)
- A picture of me being interviewed on BBC Northwest Tonight! (July 8th, 2014)
- University of Bath IPR blog, based on 2019 publication in Sociological Research Online.
Media coverage and contribution
THE CONVERSATION: Korean language speakers should take pride in Konglish – it’s another wonderful example of linguistic diversity
14/06/19
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THE GUARDIAN: Gerraway with accentism – I’m proud to speak Yorkshire
10/06/19
1 Media contribution
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iNEWS: As a teacher I was told to hide my Midlands accent and speak more ‘BBC’
11/04/18
1 Media contribution
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VARIOUS: Teachers told to ditch their northern accents and speak ‘middle class’
5/04/18
1 item of Media coverage
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BBC FUTURE: What does your accent say about you?
9/03/18
1 Media contribution
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THE CONVERSATION: Teachers with Northern accents are being told to ‘posh up’, here’s why
17/01/18
1 item of Media coverage
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Northern accents 'not GOOD ENOUGH': Teachers pressured to ditch voice for posh twang
13/05/16
1 Media contribution
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Ey up: Call for accent bias to be protected by employment discrimination like racism
9/07/14
1 Media contribution
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Putting the accent on the way we speak can be a stressful matter.
9/12/17
1 Media contribution
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Jamaica Inn reveals widespread accent prejudice.
29/04/14
1 Media contribution
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Mandatory academic writing classes: They'll thank you for it later
5/08/10
1 Media contribution
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Y'alright Sir! Mancunian teachers under pressure to drop their accent in the classroom
28/01/15
1 Media contribution
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Trainee teachers feel forced to 'suppress' northern accents in the classroom
12/05/16
1 Media contribution
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Trainee teachers from northern England told to modify their accents
12/05/16
1 Media contribution
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Teachers should keep their regional accents, say pupils
6/01/17
1 item of Media coverage
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Teacher changes accent to avoid 'village idiot' tag
Hannah Richardson & Alexander Baratta
23/02/17
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